John Deady, the co-chair of New Hampshire Veterans for Rudy, who told us in an interview that he doesn't "subscribe to the principle that there are good Muslims and bad Muslims," is officially out of the Giuliani campaign:

"Mr. Deady offered his resignation from his volunteer position in the campaign and I accepted his resignation," Giuliani New Hampshire Chairman Wayne Semprini said in a statement.

Fox News suggests that the Rudy campaign shoved Deady out in order to quickly contain the damage before the Iowa caucuses on January 3. Contacted by MSNBC, however, Deady refused to say why he'd stepped down:

Reached at his Bedford, N.H. home Saturday, Deady would not say whether he was pressured to resign. “This is not going to go any further with me,” he said. “I’m way beyond my depth with you people,” before suggesting reporters contact the campaign’s press office.